Automatic mail-carrier.



P. M. HAGKING &"A. H. BASTIAN.

- AUTOMATIO MAIL CARRIER.

I APPLICATION FILED JULY 11, 1 908. 932,700, Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 11, 1908.

Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

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AUTOMATIC Main-CARRIER.

Specification 0r Letters Patent.

Application filed. July 11, 1908. Serial No. 4%,166.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, PETER M. HAGKING and AUeUsr H. BAsTIAN,,citizens-of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, in the county ofClackamas and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and usefulTinprovements in Automatic Mail-Carriers, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to the delivery and collecting of mails in ruraldistricts and has for its object to provide an automatic carrier forsuch purpose.

Another object is to provide a carrier which will travel across spacesand overterritory which is hard to reach in the ordinary method.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from thefollowingdescription and it will be understood that changes in the specificstructure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claimwithout departing from the spirit of the invention. 1

In the drawings forming a part of this specification and in which likenumerals of reference indicate similar parts inthe several views, Figure1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 shows a front elevation of stationary mailbox. Fig. 3 shows a partial top view of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a frontelevation of carrier. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation on AB of Fig. 4:.Fig. 6 shows details of trip finger 56 and is a sectional view on C-D bfFig. 5. Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation on E F of Fig. 5. Fig. 8 showselevation of raising and lowering mechanism.

Referring to the drawings, a carrier 1 is shown hinged to motor 2 at 33and is carried by the motor which runs on wheels 37 along wire 3 whichis held up by brackets 4L on pole 8. Power for driving motor 2 issecured through trolley 5 and wire 6 which is attached to bracket 7 onpole 8. motor and carrier have reached end of run, the motor is reversedby means of a lever 48 which is forced to reverse position by aprojecting arm (not shown) attached to pole 8 at end of run. Part 9 isfastened securely to pole 8 and has along each side suitable runners orguides 10 which guide part 11 into proper position. Part 11 is stoppedat the proper height by 35 coming in contact with 10 or by any othersuitable stop and is raised or lowered by means of rope 20 which isattached to the upper end of 11 and passes over 2]., thence downwardthrough 35 When (which helps to guide 11) and around 6% and thence.upward to bottom of 11 where it is again attached. Rope 20 is heldstationary when desired by means of a hinged clamp 67 attached to 65 andlock 68. When clamp 67 is disengaged, the rope can be operated by meansof handle 66.

Attached to the upper, front side of 11 is a delivery box 13 with amovable part 15 Outgoing mail to be collected hinged at 18. This mail isdelivered into the collecting box 32 of the carrier as .it passes on itsway back (in direction of arrow G Fig. 2). At 23 is a projection hingedon 22 at 24 and having a part 25 to allow it to swing only one way so asto form a solid projection in direction of arrow G Fig. 2, but whichwillswing up ard when forced in opposite direction. Part 22 being a partof 15, pressure brought to bear on 23 in direction of arrow G will cause15 to swing on pivot 14 thus opening box 13 and allowing mail to droptherefrom.

Collecting box 32 is attached to the rear side of carrier case 1 and hasa movable cover 38 pivoted at ll and held in closed position by spring40. Projection 39 is hinged to 38 at 69 in such a manner as to move onlyin a downward direction and is held up asshown, by means of a spring.When box 32 passes over box 13 in direction of arrow G, projection 39engages projection 36, thus throwing back cover 38 and opening box 32.At the same time part 47 .of box 32 engages projection 23 and thus opensbox 13 and allows the mail to drop into box 32.

The delivering carrier consists of a case 1 with a rotatable shaft 51 inthe center. A revolving part 55 with partitions 62, is mounted on shaft51 and revolves thereon. The outer ends of spaces 63 are open to allowmail to be placed therein through opening 70 in case 1, which is keptclosed by a cover 71 hinged at 72. Cylinder 49 acts as a bottom forspaces 63 and also as a case for spring 50 which is loosely wound around52 which is firmly mounted on shaft 51. Spring 50 is fastened at one endto 52 at 53. When rod 51 is turned in the proper direction by means ofhandle 43, it causes spring 50 to wind up if rotating carrier 55 is heldstationary. 7 When wound up, said Patented Augu31, 1909.

pivoted at 1 1 and kept in closed position by I spring 16. by thecarrier is placed in box 13 through an opening 17 which is covered by 19shaft 51 is keptstationary by means of pawl 42 which acts on ratchet 4A;which is attached to case 1. V c I Rotating carrier 55 is kept fromturning, when Wound up, by means of escapementpiece 56 which ispivotally mounted on case 1 at 60 and is held with part 61 projectinginward, by means of spring 57. Part 61 remains engaged with one of thepartitions 62 until pressure is brought to bear on 56 and thus moving 61outward and 58 in. Projection 58 keeps the rotating carrier 55 frommoving more than one space 63 at a time. When pressure on 56 is relievedit allows 61 to move back in and hold 55 until the operation isrepeated. Escapement-piece 56 is actuated by a projection 73 (Figs. 1and 2). When the rotating carrier 55 is turned around one space, itallows the mail to drop from the lower space through opening 46 in case1.

A bracket 12 is attached to part 11 and mounted thereon is a receivingbox with a movable cover 28 pivoted at 29 and held in :closed positionby means of spring 27. 130x30 is braced also by brace 34 and hasattached to both front and back, guides 31 which flare out at their endsin order to guide case 1 into proper position. A projection 26 is hingedto cover 28 in such a manner as to be movable only in a downwarddirection and is held up in the position shown by means of a suitablespring.

l/Vhen case 1 passes over. box 30 in the direction of arrow H,projection 26 engages projection at lower end of case and thus forcescover 28 back and opens box 30. At the same time, and while opening 46is above opening in box 30, projection 73 causes escapement-piece 56 toact and thus allows rotating carrier to turn around one space and dropmail through opening 46 into box 30.

Mail to be delivered at various points along the route is placed inspaces 63 of the rotating carrier and delivered one spaceful to each box30 as it passes over on its way.

Mail is collected on the return trip as previously described but can bemade to collect either or both ways and also to deliver in eitherdirection.

e claim- The combination in an automatic mail carrier, of a case proper,a partitioned automatic collecting and delivering member revolublymaintaind therein, means for the reception of mail, a member attachedthereto to cause the automatic operation of the same, a projectionsecured to the delivery station or box engaging with and operating aprojection extending from the revoluble member to open the door of apartition, hoisting members attached to and operating the case, andmeans for the assistance in traversing space, all as shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures, in presence of twowitnesses.

PETER M. HACKING. AUGrUST H. BA STIAN. Witnesses A. J. MATTER, E. S. J.MoALLIs'rER.

